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Biosafety education relevant to genetically engineered crops for academic and non-academic stakeholders in East Africa
(University of Nairobi,, 2009)
Development and deployment of genetically engineered crops requires effective environmental and food safety assessment capacity. In-country expertise is needed to make locally appropriate decisions. In April 2007, biosafety ...
The jurisdictional challenges to the prosecution of piracy cases in Kenya: mixed fortunes for a perfect model in the global war against piracy
(Springer-Verlag, 2012)
Since 2008 Kenya has distinguished itself in the global war against piracy by undertaking prosecutions in the national courts of suspected pirates arrested in the high seas and handed over by navies of leading maritime ...
Abundance and Population Structure of the Blacklip Pearl Oyster, Pinctada margaritifera l. 1758 (Bivalvia: Pteriidae), in Coastal Kenya
(Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association, 2002)
Pearl oysters are an important marine resource within the Indo-Pacific oceans. They are widely cultured for the production of black pearls, their flesh is eaten, and their shell, known as mother-of-pearl (MOP) is used in ...
Developmental social work in South Africa and Kenya : some lessons for Africa
(Department of Social Work, University of Johannesburg, 2010)
Africa’s governments have made a commitment to both the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Social development has created a platform from which developmental ...
The legacy of the white highlands: Land rights, ethnicity and the post-2007 election violence in Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2009)
A violent conflict engulfed Kenya after a flawed and disputed presidential election result in December 2007. Before then, Kenya was considered an icon, a bastion of political stability and economic prosperity in Africa. ...
Are hospitals prepared to support newborn survival?–an evaluation of eight first‐referral level hospitals in Kenya
(2009-10)
To assess the availability of resources that support the provision of basic neonatal care in eight first-referral level (district) hospitals in Kenya.
We selected two hospitals each from four of Kenya’s eight provinces ...
Mapping aflatoxin risk from milk consumption using biophysical and socio-economic data: a case study of Kenya
(2016)
This research reports a mapping of aflatoxin risk in the milk value chain in Kenya using a geographic information systems (GIS) approach. The objective was to spatially locate regions at risk by taking into account biophysical ...
Preliminary data from a de novo trauma registry
(2016)
Background: Trauma remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Trauma registries are a key component of trauma systems in developed countries which have promoted improvement of patient care and outcomes. ...
Metabolic syndrome and its predictors in an urban population in Kenya: A cross sectional study.
(BMC, 2017-07-04)
The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a clustering of interrelated risk factors which doubles the risk of cardio-vascular disease (CVD) in 5-10 years and increases the risk of type 2 diabetes 5 fold. The identification of ...